With his head set on the second leg once morest Real Madrid on the Champions Leaguethe Paris Saint Germain had another poor showing as a visitor in the League 1. The team of Mauricio Pochettino lost to him Nice by 1-0 with a goal from Andy Delort regarding the hour on Date 27 of the French tournament and his performances away from home are already worrying: he only won three of his last nine commitments away from home Paris.
In a stadium with reduced visibility due to smoke from stadium flares Alliance Rivierathe local team cornered from the start a PSG who barely managed to get the ball. As the minutes passed, the cast of Pochettino regained his composure and began to move the ball from one side of the field to the other to find spaces to Neymar and Lionel Messialthough not so successfully.
Without Mbappewho was not called up because he was suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards, the PSG It was shown as a very flat team. ney and Leo they didn’t have that player who can break with power ahead of them. addition to Wijnaldum he lacked momentum to gain meters and the team lacked depth in the first half.
After a very intense start, the game lost a bit of rhythm and the cast led by Christophe Galtier He made a great display that allowed him to hold his bow at zero and create danger. Mainly, his defensive line was very attentive to to block all attempts from opposing attackers.
Messi He went through a very uncomfortable first half, several times he was surpassed by Lemina, one of those in charge of marking it closely. Although he managed to connect on a couple of occasions with Neymar and Say Mariahis team failed to put his compatriot in trouble Walter Benitez during the initial stage. The 4-4-2 from Galtier He was very effective defensively.
At the beginning of the second half, the defense of the Nice remained very solid in the face of threats from the PSG. From the first minutes of the plugin, Leo Messi He positioned himself a little more on the right wing to try his typical drives towards the center but the local team controlled him well.
Dolberg and Leminatwo of the best exponents of the team of Galtierwere replaced by Delort and Scheniderlin facing the last 20 minutes of the party. Pochettino He also decided to move signing and sent to the field to Mauro Icardi instead of Say Maria to seek victory with a reference in the center of attack in the last 10 minutes of the match. Both DTs refreshed their lineups.
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PSG comes from superar al Saint Etienne last date with a good performance from Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé, which allowed to climb up to the line of 62 units with 19 wins, 5 draws and just 2 losses. Absolute leader of the tournament, his immediate pursuers are Olympique Marseille (47) and Nice (46). To make matters worse, these last two teams will collide with each other next Sunday, March 20 for matchday 29.
Nice is the team with fewest goals once morest in all of Ligue 1 with 21 goals conceded: the three sticks are guarded by the goalkeeper Argentinian Walter Benitez. That item is followed by PSG (23) and Olympique Marseille (24). In their last presentation, the team led by Christophe Galtier has just drawn a goalless draw with Racing de Strabourg and lost two important players for this duel: the Brazilian central marker Dante and the Dutch attacker Justin Kluivert saw the red card and will not be available for receive the reigning champion of France.
The DT will not be able to count on the Spanish defender Sergio Ramos, who has only been training individually for a few days. The side will not appear on the payroll either. Achraf Hakimi or the Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes. The Spanish Andrew Herrera was discharged at the last minute due to an eye infection. Although the most resonant absence will be that of Kylian Mbappé due to accumulation of warnings.
“Facing a team of this level can help us before a Champions League game like this, especially for concentration,” Pochettino clarified regarding this duel once morest the third party hours before the big test they will have next Wednesday, March 9 at the Santiago Bernabeu for the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 once morest Real Madrid. The first leg, played in Paris, ended with a 1-0 win thanks to a goal from Kylian Mbappé.
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Nice: Walter Benítez; Jordan Lotomba, Danilo, Pablo Rosario, Melvin Bard; Hichem Boudaoui, Morgan Schneiderlin, Mario Lemina, Kephren Thuram; Amine Gouiri y Andy Delort. DT: Christophe Galtier.
PSG: Keylor Navas; Thilo Kehrer, Marquinhos, Diallo, Juan Bernat; Georginio Wijnaldum, Marco Verratti, Danilo Pereira; Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, Neymar. DT: Mauricio Pochettino
Referee: Willy Delajod
Stadium: Alliance Riviera
Schedule: 5:00 p.m. (Argentina / Chile / Uruguay / Paraguay) – 4:00 p.m. (Bolivia / Venezuela) – 3:00 p.m. (Colombia / Peru / Ecuador) – 2:00 p.m. (Mexico)
television: ESPN
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